Table 1 Description of focal SIG variables.
Variable | Number of observations (Mio) | Features |
|---|---|---|
Unit of measurement: Individual | ||
Employment status | 10.4 | Allows to differentiate between different groups of employees, e.g. regular workers liable to social security (> 60% of all employment observations), marginal workers and trainees |
Job search status | 15.9 | Allows differentiating between different groups of registered job seekers, mainly between unemployed and employed job seekers |
Ability to work | 11.8 | If someone is at least 15 years old, has not yet reached retirement age, and is able to work for at least 3 h per day |
Daily wage | 13.1 | Daily wages from dependent employment (i.e. no self-employment) |
Start date left-censored unemployment spell (1997–2006) | 0.5 | Since the SIG starts January 1, 2007, the dataset also entails several “handover” variables that provide information on how long a certain state already lasts at this date |
Start date left-censored job search spell (1997–2006) | 0.7 | |
Days since last employment (1993–2006) | 9.2 | This variable indicates the amount of time elapsed since the end of the last registered employment episode of a person (up to 1 January 2007) |
Unit of measurement: Benefit unit | ||
Type of benefit unit | 13.7 | Allows to differentiate between several types, e.g. between singles and couples (each with and without children) |
Pecuniary claim from long-term UB (ALG II) | 10.8 | Available on the benefit unit level and on a monthly basis via a separate file |
Total amount of sanctions | 5.1 | |